15 senators, 37 reps dump APC

By Banji Ayoola Fifty two members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, dumped the party on Tuesday, alleging factionalisation of the party. They include 15 senators and 37 members of the House of Representatives. The senators according to Vanguard are Senators Dino Melaye, representing Kogi State; […]

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Super Eagles dedicate victory to Buhari as NFF assures great tidings

  THE victory recorded by the national team, the Super Eagles, over Iceland has been dedicated to President Muhammadu Buhari for his massive support and the fatherly role he has played to the NFF and the national teams. Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who announced the dedication, also assured that the team […]

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Policemen besiege Saraki, Ekweremadu’s houses

By Banji Ayoola Policemen in the early hours of Tuesday besieged the residences of the Senate President and his Deputy, Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu. They cordoned off Saraki’s Lake Chad, Maitama, Abuja residence just as another batch of policemen together with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, surrounded Ekweremadu’s Apo […]

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AAAN holds 45th AGM/Congress in Abeokuta

Advertising practitioners have been tasked on ways to grow the nation’s economy for their benefit and that of the country in general. The advice was given by Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State in Abeokuta at the weekend while opening the 45th Annual General Meeting/Congress of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN). Represented […]

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INEC, observers urge review of Electoral Act to criminalise vote-buying

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suggested urgent amendment of the Electoral Act before the 2019 general elections to establish a non-partisan agency to prosecute electoral offenders. It noted that although Section 150 (2) of the 2010 Act put the responsibility of prosecution on its shoulders, it lacks the power to investigate and arrest […]

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Atiku declares presidential bid, promises to revamp economy

By Banji Ayoola Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday in Yola, capital of his home state, Adamawa, declared his presidential bid under the banner of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, promising to fix the economy, revamp the nation’s security architecture, and ensure safety of lives and property if elected as Nigeria’s President. He said […]

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Atiku declares presidential bid, promises to revamp economy

By Banji Ayoola Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday in Yola, capital of his home state, Adamawa, declared his presidential bid under the banner of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, promising to fix the economy, revamp the nation’s security architecture, and ensure safety of lives and property if elected as Nigeria’s President. He said […]

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